“I didn’t want to be opened up like a chicken”, was the graphic explanation of the patient who choose amazing new technology for heart valve replacement. Learn about this procedure in this episode “Noninvasive Open Heart surgery” The U.S.-made heart device called a CoreValve, is an artificial valve inserted through an artery in the leg. It is an alternative to open heart surgery. The device is not FDA approved in the states. However, there are currently 41 clinical trials going on in 44 states on the procedure. The procedure is approved in 30 countries. People are traveling abroad with their U.S. doctors who perform the procedure abroad. Read the doctor interview "Doctor Saves Retired Surgeon From Trauma of Open Heart Surgery". Read the interview with the patient "Surgeon Chooses New Technology For Own Heart Surgery". Both articles can be read on www.traveling4health.com or you can google the titles. Less